Caprese Salad with Basil and Baby Greens

Caprese Salad with Basil and Baby Greens is the perfect way to use summer vegetables from your garden or the farmer’s market.

I have a good friend with a beautiful garden. Our daughters are best of friends and have been since kindergarten. My daughter brought a batch of beautiful vegetables and baby greens home with her after visiting. This bounty included baby kale and baby spinach. I make Caprese Salad with basil from my garden. I knew right away I wanted to expand this classic salad to include these beautiful baby greens.

Here is another recipe using this batch of baby greens. Enjoy my Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Greens.

What you need

Tomato

Fresh mozzarella cheese

Basil

Baby greens

Extra virgin olive oil

Coarse sea salt

How to make Caprese Salad with Basil and Baby Greens

Caprese salad is one of the easiest dishes you can make. It is great on it’s own as a quick lunch or appetizer. It is also the perfect side dish for your favorite pasta.

This salad couldn’t be easier to make.

Rinse the basil and baby greens and set them aside to dry.

Wash and slice a large tomato. Then slice a ball of fresh mozzarella cheese.

First lay a slice of cheese. Top it with basil and baby greens. Finish with a slice of tomato. Repeat until you’ve used all your mozzarella and tomatoes.

Next drizzle the layers with extra virgin olive oil and top with a sprinkling of coarse sea salt.

Caprese Salad with Basil and Baby Greens

July 5, 2023

Servings: 2 to 4

Prep: 10 min

Cook:

Total: 10 min

Difficulty: Easy

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Caprese Salad with Basil and Baby Greens is the perfect way to use summer vegetables from your garden or the farmer's market.

By: LaRue

Ingredients

• Large tomato
• Ball of fresh mozzarella cheese
• Basil
• Baby greens
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Coarse sea salt

Directions

• Step 1 Rinse the basil and baby greens and set them aside to dry.
• Step 2 Wash and slice a large tomato.
• Step 3 Slice a ball of fresh mozzarella cheese.
• Step 4 First lay a slice of cheese. Top it with basil and baby greens. Finish with a slice of tomato. Repeat until you’ve used all your mozzarella and tomatoes.
• Step 5 Next drizzle the layers with extra virgin olive oil and top with a sprinkling of coarse sea salt.